Articles Tagged 'Idris Elba'

This is not a drill! Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has signed up for the new Suicide Squad movie. Capaldi, who played the Twelfth Doctor from 2013 to 2017, has joined the cast of The Suicide Squad in an unknown role. Will he be adding “superhero” to his résumé alongside “Timelord”? Fingers crossed! The Suicide […]

Are you ready to see Idris Elba on horseback? The Luther fave is saddling up for Concrete Cowboys, a new movie about North Philadelphia’s Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club. Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things), Lorraine Toussaint (Orange is the New Black, Selma), Byron Bowers (The Chi), and Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us) are co-starring in […]

Idris Elba returns as DCI John Luther for season five of the gripping crime drama Luther, premiering on BBC America this coming Sunday, June 2 at 8/7c. The four-part event will roll out over four consecutive Sundays. Every installment of Luther is a thrill ride and it takes some preparing. Let’s get caught up: 1. […]

Stop the presses!! Idris Elba is officially off the market (much to many Twitter commenters’ chagrin), marrying his fiancée Sabrina Dhowre this past Friday, April 26, in Marrakesh, Morocco. British Vogue was invited to capture the momentous event and shared some snaps from the wedding. Here’s a peek at Elba, looking dapper as usual, waiting for […]

Last month, it was reported that Idris Elba had joined the Suicide Squad sequel as a replacement for Will Smith, who would not be reprising his role as Deadshot. Well, there’s now been a bit of a rethink on the superhero movie, and it seems that Elba won’t be playing Deadshot after all. According to […]

We all know Idris Elba is a man of many talents, but his next role could be his most surprising yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Luther star is “in final negotiations” to play a mouse in upcoming comic book movie Mouse Guard. This would be a motion capture performance from Elba, who’d join a […]

Can Idris Elba‘s schedule get any more packed? Well, apparently it can, because he’s joining the cast of the Suicide Squad sequel! According to Variety, the Brit has been cast as Deadshot, the role originated in the first Suicide Squad movie by Will Smith. Smith had to pull out of the sequel in February due […]

Is there anything Idris Elba can’t do? The super-prolific actor is adding to his already packed résumé (and schedule!) by hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time next month. He’ll be “live from New York” on the March 9 episode of the long-running show, joined by musical guest Khalid. Saturday Night Live shared the […]

Idris Elba (Luther) narrates the new trailer for Hobbs & Shaw and his delivery is an instant attention getter. He talks about his character in the first person, introducing himself, “I am the necessary shock to the system. I am human evolutionary change. Bullet proof. Super human.” He left off “humble.” We knew a little bit […]